Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage
6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily  

Wu is a veteran Yuju Opera performer who won the Plum Performance Award in 2019. During the troupe's visit to France, Wu will share her Yuju Opera expertise through two lectures. In these sessions, she will introduce Yuju Opera makeup, costumes and acting techniques by combining lecture with live demonstrations. Along with support from other troupe members, Wu will introduce and demonstrate the four fundamental skills of Chinese opera — singing, speaking, acting and martial arts. Yuju Opera in particular, has been passed down through time and continues to evolve, which allows it to enjoy a wide, dedicated audience today," Wang says.

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A Journey Through Time: Yuju Opera Takes Center Stage
2 months ago

A Journey Through Time: Yuju Opera Takes Center Stage

China Daily  

Yuju Opera, an adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy novel of the same name, is a scene from the 11th edition of Xiqu Opera Black Box Festival. The opera features a cross-shaped stage that encourages the audience to reflect on personal salvation and societal upheaval. The story takes place against the backdrop of early 20th century Shanghai, with Liu Daofu and …

Chinese Yu Opera and calligraphy cultural salon held in Paris
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese Yu Opera and calligraphy cultural salon held in Paris

China Daily  

On June 30, the "Lanting Pavilion" yaji cultural salon on Chinese Yu Opera and calligraphy was held at the China Cultural Center in Paris. Liu Hongge, director of the China Cultural Center in Paris; Ji Suchen, deputy general manager of the China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd.; Wang Lu, general manager of the China Performing Arts Agency; and over 100 …

Chinese Yu Opera and calligraphy cultural salon held in Paris
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese Yu Opera and calligraphy cultural salon held in Paris

China Daily  

On June 30, the "Lanting Pavilion" yaji cultural salon on Chinese Yu Opera and calligraphy was held at the China Cultural Center in Paris. Liu Hongge, director of the China Cultural Center in Paris; Ji Suchen, deputy general manager of the China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd.; Wang Lu, general manager of the China Performing Arts Agency; and over 100 …

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage
6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily  

Three works to be presented at event will highlight discipline and grace of format to international audiences, Cheng Yuezhu reports. As an award-winning performer of Yuju Opera, a style of traditional Chinese opera prevalent in Henan province, Wu Suzhen specializes in the role of qingyi — dignified female characters who often exude elegance and maturity. Now an inheritor of the …

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage
6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily  

Wu is a veteran Yuju Opera performer who won the Plum Performance Award in 2019. During the troupe's visit to France, Wu will share her Yuju Opera expertise through two lectures. In these sessions, she will introduce Yuju Opera makeup, costumes and acting techniques by combining lecture with live demonstrations. Along with support from other troupe members, Wu will introduce …

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage
6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily  

In Yuzhou Feng, Wu plays a woman feigning madness. Last year, as a field trip to research the venues and to gauge the French audience's response, Suzhen Theater performed a Yuju Opera excerpt as an opening act in Avignon. "When it comes to a foreign art form, audiences may not be familiar with the format or the language, but they'll …

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage
6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily  

Three works to be presented at event will highlight discipline and grace of format to international audiences, Cheng Yuezhu reports. As an award-winning performer of Yuju Opera, a style of traditional Chinese opera prevalent in Henan province, Wu Suzhen specializes in the role of qingyi — dignified female characters who often exude elegance and maturity. Now an inheritor of the …

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage
6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily  

Three works to be presented at event will highlight discipline and grace of format to international audiences, Cheng Yuezhu reports. As an award-winning performer of Yuju Opera, a style of traditional Chinese opera prevalent in Henan province, Wu Suzhen specializes in the role of qingyi — dignified female characters who often exude elegance and maturity. Now an inheritor of the …

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage
6 months, 1 week ago

Yuju Opera production set for Avignon Festival stage

China Daily  

Three works to be presented at event will highlight discipline and grace of format to international audiences, Cheng Yuezhu reports. As an award-winning performer of Yuju Opera, a style of traditional Chinese opera prevalent in Henan province, Wu Suzhen specializes in the role of qingyi — dignified female characters who often exude elegance and maturity. Now an inheritor of the …

Ganju Opera's enduring legacy passes on
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ganju Opera's enduring legacy passes on

China Daily  

Chen Li performs the classic Ganju Opera The Red Pearl, which has been staged more than 100 times in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities nationwide. On March 22 at 6:50 pm, just 10 minutes before a Jiangxi Opera appreciation class was scheduled to begin, the lecture hall at Nanchang University in Jiangxi province was already packed with over 100 people. …

Ganju Opera's enduring legacy passes on
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ganju Opera's enduring legacy passes on

China Daily  

Chen Li performs the classic Ganju Opera The Red Pearl, which has been staged more than 100 times in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities nationwide. On March 22 at 6:50 pm, just 10 minutes before a Jiangxi Opera appreciation class was scheduled to begin, the lecture hall at Nanchang University in Jiangxi province was already packed with over 100 people. …

A heroic achievement
2 years, 4 months ago

A heroic achievement

China Daily  

Li plays the role of Cheng Ying in The Orphan of Zhao. Over the past four decades, Yuju Opera actor Li Shujian has performed at locations ranging from outdoor areas in small villages to grand theaters in big cities. After the COVID-19 pandemic spread in early 2020, Li, then the director of Henan Yuju Opera Theater, started to hold online …

A heroic achievement
2 years, 4 months ago

A heroic achievement

China Daily  

Li plays the role of Cheng Ying in The Orphan of Zhao. Over the past four decades, Yuju Opera actor Li Shujian has performed at locations ranging from outdoor areas in small villages to grand theaters in big cities. After the COVID-19 pandemic spread in early 2020, Li, then the director of Henan Yuju Opera Theater, started to hold online …

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